Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-17
DAILY HERALD.
PR0GRESS In SAN BERNARDIN0,
s-m nernardino city ON the High
nnad of Prosperity.

s~m marmar rdino City ON the High
Road Of Prosperity.
A brief trip through the fruit growing
norton Of San Bernardino county re-
veals a most remarkable development
that is very gratifying to all who have
tho prosperity of California at heart.
San Bernardino city is one OF the
busiest towns in The state. The planning
mills are busy, the carpenters and joiners
and bricklayers know no rest, and the
sourd Of the forge rings constantly In
the air. Great blocks of buildings are
being erected for commercial and hotel
,,nrnosas. broad cement sidewalks are
taking the place of broken planks, rough
worn bricks, and mud. The great busi'
na.. thorou ehfares will soon have side
walks worthy of an important city.
The electric light gives a cheerful ap-
nsarance at night, while the gas company
4 actively and energeticaliy at work ex-
tendinc its mains to the remotest limits
of the business streets. In addition to
this extension of the mains, old mains
are being taken up and new ones OF ten
times their capacity are being laid III
Judge Willis, one of the old time and
bonored landmarks, Is treating himself
and his delightful family to handsome
residence: DR.. Hough is following in his
footsteps: C. w. Met,ler is trying to ex-
eel them: Dave Wixom doesn't know
vhv he shouldn't have as good house
"a his old friend, the judge; p. X. Cart
vriubt ia determined to excel Wixom,
and I. K. Brun is making an effort to
heat them all in the most elegant resi-
dence in San Bernardino. All these gen
tlemen are well known residents ano
well known to the readers of the HER
AID who will be interested in hearing
of their improvements.
The great hotel to cost $l0O, 600 is NJ
to the third story, an Episcopal churcf
4 under contract of construction, aud
Methodist Episcopal church to cost $40,
600 il to 90 up at once. The First Ma
tionsl Bank building will soon be COM
uleted. Colonel Fred I. Perris, Chic
Engineer of the Atchison, Topeka ane
Santa Fe Railroad, Pacific system, II
putting up a brick block opposite th'
postoffice, while the Southern Hotel viii
put a $50, 900 addition to their popular
hcstelry. DAN. Rathbun has determined
to nut up a cottage to equal that of any
of them. and three business blocks be
aides those mentioned. costing $40,0O0
are well under way or being completed
There ore many beautiful cottages in thu
suburbs, including one for Judge Gibson
lust completed, that have not beer
enumerated in this list
By wise action this thriving little city
has set q noble example to other town
by voting $3.50. 600 for sewer and stree
improvements. This is proud step to
this lively place.
The city has also thir.y-two real es
tate Offices, three banks, one brewery
two planning mills, two brick yards AM
40 shops, stores aud manufactures
various kinds. With suspension o
the fourth section of the Interstate Com
merce law, that would permit the impor
tation of railway iron, fifteen miles
dummy rails will be laid across an
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Springs and 70 Rabel Springs and othe
points of Importance in the suburbs.
There are four good hotels in San Bel
nardiuo, q fine opera house, Jackson
theater and gymnasium. The publ
school buildings are large and well q
tended. In addition the city has we
appointed academy for those pupils WI
wish to pursue studies outside OF tt
public school course of study.
The new settlement, Urbita, midw
between Cotton and San Berhardino @
the motor line of railroad, is the col
meeting link between the two towns.
starts off with some elegant residence
and will soon be connected with bot
Cotton and San Bsrnardino, making bu
one city in place of two.
The crops around San Bernardino ar
-vey fine and all the signs of the time
are propitious.
The press of that city is in a prosper
ous con iition. The Daily Courier
Daily Gazette, Indcr and Times all seel
to be in . Aourishiug condition. Fe'
cities of 5000 inhabitants, will, like Sa
Bernardino, support four daily an
three weekly newspapers. This fact
very creditable to that enterprisin
town.